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>> guest: basically. >> guest: my marines did, hopefully i had this really savvy smart marine and he was just great of looking at the imagery and he said very matter-of-factly to me man i think there is damage on one of the oil wells and i knew that once we said that and put that out there something is going to happen. so i asked him are you sure that is what we are seeing in he was very methodical and was like i don't want to say that. so we went back and looked at some other oil wells and sure enough we solve the deliberate damage where fighters were being laid off and streams from wells and gas explosions and things like that. and so when we reported that back to the headquarters, they immediately came back and within five or ten minutes said we are going to launch early. host koza you started the war? [laughter] so here is a question. when i start on the armed services committee 15 years ago when i first got to congress, young woman, one of three of the committee of 53 members, the most senior third in line for the democrats, when we first started that, we would actually have a v
>> guest: basically. >> guest: my marines did, hopefully i had this really savvy smart marine and he was just great of looking at the imagery and he said very matter-of-factly to me man i think there is damage on one of the oil wells and i knew that once we said that and put that out there something is going to happen. so i asked him are you sure that is what we are seeing in he was very methodical and was like i don't want to say that. so we went back and looked at some other oil...
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i am the commandant of a local marine corps marine detachment active in the state marine corp. be. i would like to understand what the purpose and the outcome of the marine corps week -- i know it is help around the country -- what is the goal in cleveland? i'm 70 now. what role can the old marine supply to make marine corps week come off well? -- then the old marines play to make marine corps week come up well? guest: it is great to respond to a former marine. i am sure you are ready to jump out of those airplanes still heard i will keep an eye on you during the marine corps week. marine corps week is a program that visits cities throughout the united states. its intent is to help educate and expose local civilians to what it is the marine corps does throughout the country. we always have a bat out there to represent the marine corps. -- band out there to represent the marine corps. it is to let those who support us understand what we do for the country to civilian support is critical to us. we need civilians who understand the marine corps, who appreciate what is we do, and it is
i am the commandant of a local marine corps marine detachment active in the state marine corp. be. i would like to understand what the purpose and the outcome of the marine corps week -- i know it is help around the country -- what is the goal in cleveland? i'm 70 now. what role can the old marine supply to make marine corps week come off well? -- then the old marines play to make marine corps week come up well? guest: it is great to respond to a former marine. i am sure you are ready to jump...
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many of the marines we covered there were now in afghanistan fighting the taliban. among them, pennsylvania native sergeant courtney route. >> i grew up in a military family growing up in the navy and decided that was what i wanted to to. >> in the lead humvee, the vehicle commander and corporals, chris jackson our cameraman was seated in the right here behind sergeant route when an eed detonated directly beneath their humvee. >> three men quickly walked away from the area. sergeant. hole hold up. might be something happening. there was a huge boon. >> the vehicle struck the device but the vehicle as it was designed absorbed most of the impact. >> though wounded by the blast, chris jackson struggled back to the firey wreck. >> the cab bin was on fire. i jumped out. went and grabbed the sergeant. pulled him out. >> oliver: corporals wright and donald grabbed figur figorola o safety. >> carried him away behind the second humvee. fire in all directions. >> we're taking fire. i heard some pop shots. we're taking fire. >> oliver: as ma vines and navy corpsmen rushed to a
many of the marines we covered there were now in afghanistan fighting the taliban. among them, pennsylvania native sergeant courtney route. >> i grew up in a military family growing up in the navy and decided that was what i wanted to to. >> in the lead humvee, the vehicle commander and corporals, chris jackson our cameraman was seated in the right here behind sergeant route when an eed detonated directly beneath their humvee. >> three men quickly walked away from the area....
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marines and naval forces were assembled for an invasion. on november twentieth america launched in a salt against one of the most heavily fortified japanese islands in the world. tyrone. on board a higgins landing craft in sydney on cooper was responsible for the lives of hundreds of men. for the thousands of marines riding to the shores that morning no one could imagine the ferocity of the battle to come or the death and destruction it would soon face. in february of two thousand and eight the young cooper a navy veteran of the tower of babel and a film crew left los angeles on a journey that took sixty five years. to. be. on the beach. while doing research for my recent book the war in the pacific of retrospective i happened across a associated press report that said in effect. where hundreds of marines died there are now millions of plastic bags crumpled paper boxes and when i saw that of course. since i have been a party to. our witness to all of the killings that took place i felt a special way. and i need to do something about this. i
marines and naval forces were assembled for an invasion. on november twentieth america launched in a salt against one of the most heavily fortified japanese islands in the world. tyrone. on board a higgins landing craft in sydney on cooper was responsible for the lives of hundreds of men. for the thousands of marines riding to the shores that morning no one could imagine the ferocity of the battle to come or the death and destruction it would soon face. in february of two thousand and eight the...
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as of the marine, the number one dubious combat. here we are -- by the way the congress it's not the congressional law that was passed that says a woman can't be in combat. in 2005 we actually said the department of defense gets to decide that. it's the policy of the department of defense, and that is why when we were talking earlier about looking at the other nmos and things to be moved so the congress in 2005 initially in 73 the congress said no women in combat in these particular areas, but in 2005 we changed that and we said listen come to decide if you're going to change you have to come and tell us. really is the dod policy right now and so they are looking at. but, you know, how do you -- so if you are a woman and you don't get to go to combat, even if you are already there like jessica lynch was, i would say like rupert was, like you were, one of the general said monday this is the reason why we are never going to have the three-star and four-star women who are generals because if you are not in church, or can't show that yo
as of the marine, the number one dubious combat. here we are -- by the way the congress it's not the congressional law that was passed that says a woman can't be in combat. in 2005 we actually said the department of defense gets to decide that. it's the policy of the department of defense, and that is why when we were talking earlier about looking at the other nmos and things to be moved so the congress in 2005 initially in 73 the congress said no women in combat in these particular areas, but...
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give me an idea how tough it is to become a marine. >>ists the hardest we can make it and we have to make it hard because our nation expects the united states marine corps to be its 911 force to always be ready, to always duty right thing. >> reporter: parris island graduates 20,000 marines every year. male recruits from east of the mississippi and all female recruits come here. >> it's an honor, it's a blessing. it's a tremendous responsibility and i'm going to work hard every day to good care of this depot and the marines here. >> general reynolds says one of the best parts of her job seeing first hand young men and women go from fresh recruits to young marines. up next the women's world cup showdown. >> mitchell: finally this sunday when the final ball was kicked at the women's world cup of soccer tonight, the heavily favored united states suffered a heart breaking loss for its record third championship. but for the winners of japan it was an uplifting and badly needed boost. >> reporter: they were a team of destiny, these japanese
give me an idea how tough it is to become a marine. >>ists the hardest we can make it and we have to make it hard because our nation expects the united states marine corps to be its 911 force to always be ready, to always duty right thing. >> reporter: parris island graduates 20,000 marines every year. male recruits from east of the mississippi and all female recruits come here. >> it's an honor, it's a blessing. it's a tremendous responsibility and i'm going to work hard...
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marine corps. what is the future of the marine corps and how has that vision been shaped over the past decade? >> first of all, i think we need to get back to kind of our combined arms. and it's not the coin that we've been doing. it's been very important and i think it's a part of the future based on the future security environment. the marine corps is operating in nasty areas around the world, lawless, ungoverned, urban areas, that's where the nation will take its marines and use them. so the vision is to have a force that is educated, trained, equipped to be able to operate in a dispursed environment and a thorny neighborhood. there is going to be issued with crime and all kinds of things in the future. so the vision is to have an agile force that is escapable so you can make it large or small and that is adaptable and is forward deployed. >> and that's because of the in creasing importance of the pacific? >> it is. i'll tell you what, vago, the pacific right now is -- first of all, it's the lar
marine corps. what is the future of the marine corps and how has that vision been shaped over the past decade? >> first of all, i think we need to get back to kind of our combined arms. and it's not the coin that we've been doing. it's been very important and i think it's a part of the future based on the future security environment. the marine corps is operating in nasty areas around the world, lawless, ungoverned, urban areas, that's where the nation will take its marines and use them....
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now the marine corps followed the rules again. since bennett was dead, the corps officially closed the rape and molestation cases against him and after reviewing staff sergeant bennett's service record, his commander ruled that his "term of service had been honorable" and that he was entitled to all of the benefits that would result from an honorable discharge. the body was cremated and staff sergeant bennett didn't get just any funeral. he was laid to rest with full military honors. it was all done by the book. >> i was absolutely livid. the fact that we would do that. having the evidence of what he had done, i was extremely angry. >> in fact, davis says he was more than just angry. he was suspicious because he didn't believe that arthur bennett committed suicide. in fact, he didn't believe arthur bennett was dead at all. >> could it have been? sure. it could have. there was no proof that it was. >> a crazy idea obviously since both civil and military officials declared him dead and buried his body. still -- >> i didn't take anyb
now the marine corps followed the rules again. since bennett was dead, the corps officially closed the rape and molestation cases against him and after reviewing staff sergeant bennett's service record, his commander ruled that his "term of service had been honorable" and that he was entitled to all of the benefits that would result from an honorable discharge. the body was cremated and staff sergeant bennett didn't get just any funeral. he was laid to rest with full military honors....
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and five years later he became a marine. for years he seemed to meet the standard of military success. there were promotions, assignments in asia, and nearly a dozen medals and letters of appreciation from the corps. he even found a bride on duty, a dancer from the philippines named amelia. >> he's very good-hearted man. very affectionate. all you're looking for a man was in him at that time. >> and you found it very easy to fall in love with him. >> i did. i fall in love with him and i marry him. >> together, they had three beautiful daughters. but three years before that trailer fire, a happy family portrait was beginning to disintegrate. the trouble began when the bennett family was transferred to a military base in okinawa, japan. former navy petty officer lynn brisco was arthur bennett's neighbor in okinawa and for a time his friend. >> we had similar interests, the possibility of a long-term friendship was there. >> but the friendship ended as quickly as it had begun, he says, when his 8-year-old daughter came to him w
and five years later he became a marine. for years he seemed to meet the standard of military success. there were promotions, assignments in asia, and nearly a dozen medals and letters of appreciation from the corps. he even found a bride on duty, a dancer from the philippines named amelia. >> he's very good-hearted man. very affectionate. all you're looking for a man was in him at that time. >> and you found it very easy to fall in love with him. >> i did. i fall in love with...
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marine corps. potential budget cuts for the marines. we will take your calls a little later in the program. midland, texas, independent, gil. caller: we are part of a 19th century concepts developed by the british that is called the white man's burden. you should read rudyard kipling concerning the evasion of the philippines in 1899. this was carried on by the united states. look at your history. look at formosa and vietnam. why did we invaded vietnam? look at panama. look at iraq. fighting. we need to stop this. thank you. host: illinois, democrat, peggy, thanks for waiting. caller: good morning. your program is interesting. the man from pittsburgh that was on a while ago making comments about this and that, his views are pretty good, but somebody has to force international l aw since the united nations does not seem to step up to the plate. the u.s. is always has to be the one to go forward. we cannot allow terrorists to come over here and bomb us. on the other hand i think we go little far when we try to push our freedom on to other
marine corps. potential budget cuts for the marines. we will take your calls a little later in the program. midland, texas, independent, gil. caller: we are part of a 19th century concepts developed by the british that is called the white man's burden. you should read rudyard kipling concerning the evasion of the philippines in 1899. this was carried on by the united states. look at your history. look at formosa and vietnam. why did we invaded vietnam? look at panama. look at iraq. fighting. we...
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looking how that played out with marin contract. marin did strike a contract with shell. there are a few aspects of that contract i want to go over with you here today and highlight, especially as they related to the flexibility i was just describing on the previous slide. one is the price that's marin set in their contract are for specified energy volumes. what i mean by that is there's specified amount per year of energy that's expected to be sold and there's a dead band around that volume for which to customers use more or less energy outside of that dead band than marin is responsible for making the supplier whole, either by bying excess energy and making whatever losses shell may have and selling excess energy. to start out, the government agencies -- the government entities in marin as well as a few generous supporters guaranteed start-up loans. these were loans needed for working capital to get started and marin found it was critical because in the beginning marin -- and this was described by don weiss, their interim director when she was presented before you last
looking how that played out with marin contract. marin did strike a contract with shell. there are a few aspects of that contract i want to go over with you here today and highlight, especially as they related to the flexibility i was just describing on the previous slide. one is the price that's marin set in their contract are for specified energy volumes. what i mean by that is there's specified amount per year of energy that's expected to be sold and there's a dead band around that volume...
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and he saved the lives of nearly seventy marines that day. i got to know a number of the medical doctors we had eight desire a member aboard. and the senior medical officer of an old guy and a chance conversation i want to know what his specialty was he said that my gynecologist and not seeing the made to be about as absurd as saying as i could imagine i said you know just possibly any one of us might be pregnant he says i'll take care of you. but there was another guy among the eight he also and a chance higher chance conversation i want to know what his specialty was he's a path by training and i said you're a natural for this you can be sure and take care of all of us so the medical doctors on my ship as well as on the a number of other transports there took care of these guys i remodeled remember distinctly on my many trips carrying the wounded back to my ship for medical treatment one of them died by how many others diag you can only guess but were these guys able to deal with trauma with war warne's i doubt it. despite the initial casua
and he saved the lives of nearly seventy marines that day. i got to know a number of the medical doctors we had eight desire a member aboard. and the senior medical officer of an old guy and a chance conversation i want to know what his specialty was he said that my gynecologist and not seeing the made to be about as absurd as saying as i could imagine i said you know just possibly any one of us might be pregnant he says i'll take care of you. but there was another guy among the eight he also...
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with a fellow marine driving, corporal meyers took the corporal meyers took the exposed
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youngest marine. ceremony symbolizes the knowledge. >> this is how seriously we corps heritage. we do this every year on this day. the marines time to reflect and remember. >> you honor those who have gone those were fighting now. from the first marines of 1775 and marine serving today in afghanistan -- >> it is an unforgettable feeling. >> the celebrations will continue throughout the weekend. >>> some bad news for the potomac river. about thell you dismal grade given to the nation's biggest waterway. >> we do have some cooler here, but just temporarily. >> i have the very latest on the ramos.for wilson the best place for a vacation is mississippi. you mean louisiana. florida's where folk's want to be. alabama's got you all beat. no matter which state you choose, everyone agrees the gulf is vacation at it's best. mississippi outdoors, louisiana seafood, florida beaches, alabama shoreline. florso come on down to mississippi, louisiana, florida, alabama. th the gulf is the world's goodtime headquarters
youngest marine. ceremony symbolizes the knowledge. >> this is how seriously we corps heritage. we do this every year on this day. the marines time to reflect and remember. >> you honor those who have gone those were fighting now. from the first marines of 1775 and marine serving today in afghanistan -- >> it is an unforgettable feeling. >> the celebrations will continue throughout the weekend. >>> some bad news for the potomac river. about thell you dismal...
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if you want to be a marine, be a marine, be all that you can be? is that finish would that -- what would you say to your daughter if she came to you one day and said, mom, i want to be a marine. and we have about a minute left. >> guest: i'd probably train her to shoot. [laughter] but that's just me. >> host: is there enough training? [inaudible] very quick. >> guest: no, it's exactly the same training. >> host: okay. so you felt good going in, and if you had a daughter who wanted to be a marines, you'd have already taught her how to shoot, and away she'd go. [laughter] a proud mom of -- thank you for writing "hesitation kills," and i hope viewers will pick up a copy and read it because i really found it incredibly great. >> guest: thank you so much, ma'am. it's been an honor. >> host: thank you. >> that was "after words," booktv's signature program in which authors of the latest nonfiction books are interviewed by journalists, public policymakers, legislators and others familiar with their material. "after words" airs every weekend on booktv at 10
if you want to be a marine, be a marine, be all that you can be? is that finish would that -- what would you say to your daughter if she came to you one day and said, mom, i want to be a marine. and we have about a minute left. >> guest: i'd probably train her to shoot. [laughter] but that's just me. >> host: is there enough training? [inaudible] very quick. >> guest: no, it's exactly the same training. >> host: okay. so you felt good going in, and if you had a daughter...
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marines from this battle. so if you ever see it, that's what it means. and all of the merchandise has of this on their as their symbol another thing very few people know about is when we came out of north korea ordered out 100,000 north korean civilians, 100,000 big dust to take them with us. the to the chinese and the north korean government as much as we did. and to show you how badly we hurt the chinese, that 150,000 men the chinese army consisted of, one of their generals said they only had 55,000 effective after the battle out of 150,000. that is how devastated they were. so they were hurt pretty bad by us. but anyhow, i was getting back to the 100,000 civilians the wanted to come out and our leader said after we get the man knelt, send the ships back and they went back and put 100,000 dockery and civilians on the ships and brought them out to south korea to be the reason they heeded the chinese and the north koreans is because they were normal people. they didn't want the war or know what was about but t
marines from this battle. so if you ever see it, that's what it means. and all of the merchandise has of this on their as their symbol another thing very few people know about is when we came out of north korea ordered out 100,000 north korean civilians, 100,000 big dust to take them with us. the to the chinese and the north korean government as much as we did. and to show you how badly we hurt the chinese, that 150,000 men the chinese army consisted of, one of their generals said they only had...
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if the marines did it, it is a change in tactics. the many small patrol bases established by the british were closed, freeing forces to pursue the taliban. >> i felt that throughout the battle space, there was a change that was needed, and that was to free up forces to maneuver against them. i wanted to regain the momentum of the attack and dictate the activities. i want to put pressure on him. >> so the marines keep pushing. the town may be relatively secure, but the surrounding district is not. just beyond this patrol base is territory the taliban call their own. mortars are firing in support of a squad which is come under attack outside the wire. the marines spend hours on foot patrol every day, hoping to run into the enemy. often, they do. >> when the u.s. marines first arrived here, they were being fired upon in their main bases more or less every day. it is now expanded the bubble of security. in the fighting is mainly a skirmish on the countryside. >> 700 meters out. >> they're shooting. >> the man they killed was not a taliba
if the marines did it, it is a change in tactics. the many small patrol bases established by the british were closed, freeing forces to pursue the taliban. >> i felt that throughout the battle space, there was a change that was needed, and that was to free up forces to maneuver against them. i wanted to regain the momentum of the attack and dictate the activities. i want to put pressure on him. >> so the marines keep pushing. the town may be relatively secure, but the surrounding...
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i am just a marine. i see the role of marine aviation -- >> >> this is a shot of a technical system. -- technical system. >> i think that this is interesting, when we crossed the border in 2003 -- we have 435 airplanes. and about 60 of those were the pioneer. i have limited experience at the systems, and i quickly fell in love with them. i think all the service -- the nation has come to understand the real value of the system. the pioneer was replaced with a shadow, which is an army program. this is very effective and we have them on the ground. we had two squadrons and we now have -- we have almost four squadrons of these things, and now we are doubling up the size of the capabilities in the marine corps. i can see down the road, or the capabilities of these systems are growing almost exponentially. the ability to move information around the battlefield, to be able to relay the information in real time to forces on the ground, with these conditions -- i can see a time in the future or we will have medic
i am just a marine. i see the role of marine aviation -- >> >> this is a shot of a technical system. -- technical system. >> i think that this is interesting, when we crossed the border in 2003 -- we have 435 airplanes. and about 60 of those were the pioneer. i have limited experience at the systems, and i quickly fell in love with them. i think all the service -- the nation has come to understand the real value of the system. the pioneer was replaced with a shadow, which is...
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two-thirds of the marine core is in country. our division and the second marine division. the map locate case the first directly south of the oil fields in southern kuwait. at about 50 miles inland with the second directly to our west. coalition arab forces are to the rear and support positions. johnny does the math. he has us out manned by three men to one. directly north of the first salt route we count 15 artillery batteries to our third. an iraqi armor breath grade is spread across kuwait and they hold positions south of the oil fields. there they are the enemy our first citing. we haven't talked about body bags for a few months but we start again. we have 100,000 of the dam things waiting in reyoed. we decided that the siesz of the bag doesn't matter only that you're dead and on your way out shoved in the cargo hold of a plane stinking the plane up with your death and maybe jar heads you knew or maybe a few of the jar heads your joking with about body bags and dying. it's been a few months since the command ordered and official dog tag check. you need one around your
two-thirds of the marine core is in country. our division and the second marine division. the map locate case the first directly south of the oil fields in southern kuwait. at about 50 miles inland with the second directly to our west. coalition arab forces are to the rear and support positions. johnny does the math. he has us out manned by three men to one. directly north of the first salt route we count 15 artillery batteries to our third. an iraqi armor breath grade is spread across kuwait...
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marines look for a fight. if they hear gun fire that's where they want to be. >> they would find plenty of it in iraq. april, 2004 second battalion fourth marines were deployed to ramadi iraq the capital of an albar providence. at the time it was the most dangerous city on earth. just another typical day for the marines and the army. >> when we join up with you in iraq you are a company commander. tell us what that means. >> probably the most great experience i have had. to take charge of 200 men and lead them in combat, nothing like it. >> in early july during a fierce gun fight in the center of the city our cameras were there when an ied exploded near our humvee. he was hit by an enemy rpg. >> the rpg that wounded you also wounded your radio operator and one of your lieutenants. how did that happen? >> as we approached this area things didn't look right. people cleared off the street as soon as they saw the vehicle coming. i turned right. we wendt well south of what i suspected was an enemy ambush. stepped a
marines look for a fight. if they hear gun fire that's where they want to be. >> they would find plenty of it in iraq. april, 2004 second battalion fourth marines were deployed to ramadi iraq the capital of an albar providence. at the time it was the most dangerous city on earth. just another typical day for the marines and the army. >> when we join up with you in iraq you are a company commander. tell us what that means. >> probably the most great experience i have had. to...
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-- then the old marines play to make marin . . it is great to respond to a former marine. i am sure you are ready to jump out of those airplanes still heard i will keep an eye on you during the marine corps week. marine corps week is a program that visits cities throughout the united states. its intent is to help educate and expose local civilians to what it is the marine corps does throughout the country. we always have a bat out there to represent the marine corps. -- band out there to represent the marine corps. it is to let those who support us understand what we do for the country to civilian support is critical to us. we need civilians who understand the marine corps, who appreciate what is we do, and it is right and proper that we do those kinds of things. i am sure the week in cleveland will be full of the events, parades, exhibits, all of which will help understand what it is the marine corps gives them. it is a chance for our marines to get out and meet people in parts of the country we normally don't get too. we have a lot of marines in the cleveland area. it is
-- then the old marines play to make marin . . it is great to respond to a former marine. i am sure you are ready to jump out of those airplanes still heard i will keep an eye on you during the marine corps week. marine corps week is a program that visits cities throughout the united states. its intent is to help educate and expose local civilians to what it is the marine corps does throughout the country. we always have a bat out there to represent the marine corps. -- band out there to...
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the marines, navy, and coast guard. they are working with us to celebrate the tradition and recognize persons in uniform. we're doing something very special that i continue to credit the general 4. we wanted to make sure fleet week touches all the citizens of san francisco. we have found a way to do that. one of the most important things we are doing in our city is getting better prepared for the next disaster. as we do that, we recognize the military is the expert. in recognizing their expertise and humanitarian assistance around the world, we can built upon all of that. it should not surprise you that the theme this of fleet week hae evolved into disaster preparedness. it is not if. it is when. it is prudent for us to make sure that fleet week addsin the serious work of relationship building and exercises, anticipation of information sharing, and movement of personnel and supplies, and practice those things with all of our different departments. i want to thank you, general, for leading that effort. i want to thank th
the marines, navy, and coast guard. they are working with us to celebrate the tradition and recognize persons in uniform. we're doing something very special that i continue to credit the general 4. we wanted to make sure fleet week touches all the citizens of san francisco. we have found a way to do that. one of the most important things we are doing in our city is getting better prepared for the next disaster. as we do that, we recognize the military is the expert. in recognizing their...
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many of the marines we covered there were now in afghanistan fighting the taliban. among them, pennsylvania native sergeant courtney route. >> i grew up in a military family growing up in the navy and decided that was what i wanted to to. >> in the lead humvee, the vehicle commander and corporals, chris jackson our cameraman was seated in the right here behind sergeant route when an eed detonated directly beneath their humvee. >> three men quickly walked away from the area. sergeant. hole hold up. might be something happening. there was a huge boon. >> the vehicle struck the device but the vehicle as it was designed absorbed most of the impact. >> though wounded by the blast, chris jackson struggled back to the firey wreck. >> the cab bin was on fire. i jumped out. went and grabbed the sergeant. pulled him out. >> oliver: corporals wright and donald grabbed figur figorola o safety. >> carried him away behind the second humvee. fire in all directions. >> we're taking fire. i heard some pop shots. we're taking fire. >> oliver: as ma vines and navy corpsmen rushed to a
many of the marines we covered there were now in afghanistan fighting the taliban. among them, pennsylvania native sergeant courtney route. >> i grew up in a military family growing up in the navy and decided that was what i wanted to to. >> in the lead humvee, the vehicle commander and corporals, chris jackson our cameraman was seated in the right here behind sergeant route when an eed detonated directly beneath their humvee. >> three men quickly walked away from the area....
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in the final trip he made, he had 40-some marines, wounded marines, in the his plane. on this short runway in this weather, and he got 'em all out. over 4500, that's 200 some flights had to come in while they were surrounded and being shelled and shot at. so they deserve a lot of credit too. >> just going to kind of finalize things here. thank you all for coming, and be i really just want to emphasize that, you know, "give me tomorrow" is a book about the korean war and that i hope that people, people look at their own relatives out there, and they find out what they did during the korean war. and this isn't the forgotten war. thank you very much. bob and i are going to have -- sign a few books now. [applause] >> patrick o'donnell's books include beyond valor, into the rising sun and operative spies and saboteurs. he's the founder of the drop zone.org, an oral history web site. for more information on his latest book, visit give me tomorrow book.com. >> this is booktv's coverage of the 61st annual national book awards in new york city, and now we're joined by megan sta
in the final trip he made, he had 40-some marines, wounded marines, in the his plane. on this short runway in this weather, and he got 'em all out. over 4500, that's 200 some flights had to come in while they were surrounded and being shelled and shot at. so they deserve a lot of credit too. >> just going to kind of finalize things here. thank you all for coming, and be i really just want to emphasize that, you know, "give me tomorrow" is a book about the korean war and that i...
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my marines did. [laughter] i had this really savvy, smart marine and he was just great at looking at the imagery and so calm. he just said very mary -- matter-of-factly to me he said mama think there's some damage on one of the oil wells. i knew that once we said that and put that out there, something was going to happen. i asked him, are you sure that is what we are seeing. he was very methodical and said i don't want to say that. we went back and looked at some other oil wells out there and sure enough we saw deliberate damage where fires were being laid off and streams from the oil wells and gas explosions and things like that. so when we reported that back to higher headquarters, they immediately came back and within five minutes or 10 minutes they said we are going to launch the ground war early. so at that moment. >> host: so here is a question. when i started on the armed services committee 15 years ago when i first got to congress, one of three on the committee out of 63 members are gone now
my marines did. [laughter] i had this really savvy, smart marine and he was just great at looking at the imagery and so calm. he just said very mary -- matter-of-factly to me he said mama think there's some damage on one of the oil wells. i knew that once we said that and put that out there, something was going to happen. i asked him, are you sure that is what we are seeing. he was very methodical and said i don't want to say that. we went back and looked at some other oil wells out there and...
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just like the marines, the heroic marines, disliked her road marines of saigon in 1975, that legacy continues in day marine security guard unit. i think it is something -- once again, i don't know how you feel, but it is something we should all be proud of. i am. and one other thing i will say is that, you know, i told you about that guy who lived up the street, steve shuler he took the bayonet and would leave. well, you can give him hand. he is sitting right over there. [applause] [applause] i noticed he frowned. i didn't see a smile on his face. i was like, oh, sure it. anyway, does anybody have any questions? >> that was yesterday, and today yesterday. i am assuming there are some conclusions as you do more research. casino the main conclusion -- >> my question is, did we learn anything? >> best said. you know and i know we have evacuation plans for capitol hill. every hot spot and snake pit in the world. the one thing i do not think we have learned in the have no proof of this, no documentation. just from traveling in these countries and being downrange, we twisted south did not too much.
just like the marines, the heroic marines, disliked her road marines of saigon in 1975, that legacy continues in day marine security guard unit. i think it is something -- once again, i don't know how you feel, but it is something we should all be proud of. i am. and one other thing i will say is that, you know, i told you about that guy who lived up the street, steve shuler he took the bayonet and would leave. well, you can give him hand. he is sitting right over there. [applause] [applause] i...
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5th marines, the dark horse, and 3-1. i tell the stories of the army battalions that spearheaded the fight. lieutenant pete newels that went down on the east side of the city, the highest concentration of enemy fighters along the east side because they were building up on that side because that was the closest to camp fallujah, and that was the line of fallujah. 27 who went right up the middle, right down henry to break the enemy's back from the first hours of the fight, so i talk about each of those units. i try to tell most of the stories of the nine navy crosses and 22 silver stars. i also try to tell the stories of marine, soldiers, and sailors who were wounded in battle, and some of those who we lost. then i tell stories of regular soldiers and marines who spent six weeks in hell just doing their job. it took all of them, the soldiers, the marines, the air force overhead, and the navymen and navy seal snipers to accomplish this mission, and i would have to say my heros of heros from the entire battle through all the
5th marines, the dark horse, and 3-1. i tell the stories of the army battalions that spearheaded the fight. lieutenant pete newels that went down on the east side of the city, the highest concentration of enemy fighters along the east side because they were building up on that side because that was the closest to camp fallujah, and that was the line of fallujah. 27 who went right up the middle, right down henry to break the enemy's back from the first hours of the fight, so i talk about each of...
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and the marines... all of a sudden, i see the marines in the vehicle yelling at her to stop. you know, they're putting their arms up, telling her to stop. they're raising up their weapons. she keeps coming. i said, "okay, one of two things is going to happen. we either have to shoot her, or she's going to walk up to that vehicle and blow up and kill the guys that are in that vehicle. so i picked my weapon up and aimed in... ( gunshots ) and the sound of my rounds going out got the guys in the other vehicle to open up as well. ( gunfire ) and they opened up on her with... ( scoffs ) ...i mean, 15 weapons. i mean, she just got torn to pieces. and as she fell, which was pretty fast... as she fell down, she was reaching into her bag. and she was probably 50 yards from the vehicle. hit the ground and there was a white flag in her hand. and right then and there, i was just like, "what the hell happened?" i was crying, hysterical. you know, this woman got killed by my actions. i mean, that was something that plagued me. i remember writing in my journal i'm not going to tell anybody
and the marines... all of a sudden, i see the marines in the vehicle yelling at her to stop. you know, they're putting their arms up, telling her to stop. they're raising up their weapons. she keeps coming. i said, "okay, one of two things is going to happen. we either have to shoot her, or she's going to walk up to that vehicle and blow up and kill the guys that are in that vehicle. so i picked my weapon up and aimed in... ( gunshots ) and the sound of my rounds going out got the guys in...
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they are the best trained marines, the most dedicated marines, and just like the marines, the heroic marines, i think, they will never say it, but just like the heroic marines from saigon in 1975, that legacy continues in the msg, the marine security guard units, and i don't know how you feel about overseas ventures, but it's something we can all be proud of, and i am. >> hoorah. >> you know i told you about the guy who lived up the street, steve, he took that bayonet and wouldn't leave, and you know, says it's nothing. you can give him a hand, he's sitting right over there. [applause] >> i noticed he fronded when he said, yeah, going to steal money, and i didn't see a smile on his face, and i was like oh, no. >> anyway, any questions? >> that was yesterday, and today's today. >> yes. >> i'm assuming you drew conclusions while doing the research? >> you know the main conclusion i drew? i'm sorry -- >> did we learn anything? >> that's just it. you know, the one thing i don't think we learned -- no, i'm not privy to, you know, and i know, we both know we have evacuation plans for every
they are the best trained marines, the most dedicated marines, and just like the marines, the heroic marines, i think, they will never say it, but just like the heroic marines from saigon in 1975, that legacy continues in the msg, the marine security guard units, and i don't know how you feel about overseas ventures, but it's something we can all be proud of, and i am. >> hoorah. >> you know i told you about the guy who lived up the street, steve, he took that bayonet and wouldn't...
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marines arrived, it looks peaceful. it is too soon to see if it will last, but the marines did it, they say, with a change in tactics. the posts were closed, freeing forces to pursue the taliban. >> i felt that throughout the battle was a change that was needed and that was to free us up to maneuver against the enemy. i wanted to regain the momentum of attack. i wanted to put the pressure on the enemy. the town may be relatively secure, but the surrounding district is not. just beyond this patrol base is territory the taliban calderon. and -- call their own. the marines spend our on-hours on foot patrol every day, hoping to run into the enemy. often, they do. >> when the u.s. marines first arrived here, they were being fired upon in their main bases more less every single day. now they have expanded a level of security, as they call it, and the fighting is mainly skirmishing out in the countryside. >> started down. -- target down. >> the man they killed was not a taliban gunman, but a spotter. how did they know he was n
marines arrived, it looks peaceful. it is too soon to see if it will last, but the marines did it, they say, with a change in tactics. the posts were closed, freeing forces to pursue the taliban. >> i felt that throughout the battle was a change that was needed and that was to free us up to maneuver against the enemy. i wanted to regain the momentum of attack. i wanted to put the pressure on the enemy. the town may be relatively secure, but the surrounding district is not. just beyond...
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marine in camp pendleton. back then he was a father of two. >> when i was captain i was a commander of an artillery battery. we had 140 marines that's what we deployed with when we went over to the gulf. >> at the time he was one of 93 thousand troops in kuwait ready for their orders to enter iraq. >> i will be home soon! >> we were right literally on the border of kuwait and iraq when the invasion kicked off. >> 2003, d-day for operation iraqi freedom. >> our job as an artillery battery was engage targets deep in iraq. we pulled up on the berm right at the border and were in iraq when the whole thing kicked off. the artillery pieces fired 96 pound shell about 20 miles. so the war gets pretty loud pretty fast when you are in the artillery. >> it kept the frye battalion was attacking more in nasiriya. >> we had a good fight in support of the infantry moving up. >> suddenly visibility dropped to zero. blinding grit powered over 20,000 feet traveling 60 miles an hour. >> driving down the highway we got ambushed i
marine in camp pendleton. back then he was a father of two. >> when i was captain i was a commander of an artillery battery. we had 140 marines that's what we deployed with when we went over to the gulf. >> at the time he was one of 93 thousand troops in kuwait ready for their orders to enter iraq. >> i will be home soon! >> we were right literally on the border of kuwait and iraq when the invasion kicked off. >> 2003, d-day for operation iraqi freedom. >>...
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>> the remaining marines? >> remaining marines will be continuing to partner with afghan forces, training afghan forces. there will be plenty of operational commitments, especially in northern hell man left, north has plenty of violence that they are working to curtail. >>> as the marines draw down in afghanistan there is going to be some movement to australia, when are folks going to be going there and what are they going to be doing? >> at the start it is going to be relatively small. we are expecting about 300 marines next year to deploy to darwin. robertson barracks in the northern territory, specifically is where they will be based. primarily going to be training. going to be on a rotational basis. you are going to see every six months a new group of marines come through. won't be unlike the unit deployment program currently in japan. that program has been ongoing for years. >>> what are these guys, what should they expect when they get to darwin? it is a little bit of a tough town in some respects. >> it
>> the remaining marines? >> remaining marines will be continuing to partner with afghan forces, training afghan forces. there will be plenty of operational commitments, especially in northern hell man left, north has plenty of violence that they are working to curtail. >>> as the marines draw down in afghanistan there is going to be some movement to australia, when are folks going to be going there and what are they going to be doing? >> at the start it is going to...
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marines up there and 12,000 casualties. and then you are shot in the arm as long as you don't have a broken bone. and then not knowing each other when we started, it turns out we were just brothers and you know, what happens when you pick on a brother. you will get the other brothers after you and that is what happened at chosen. the tiny speck on the wrong brothers and rocco zullo was our big brother looking out for us. i was so happy to see him 40 years later with a reunion. i could not believe it. he was dead as far as i was concerned. i saw him laying there and they took him away. the marines made it. and notice the pin i have on my lapel? this is where the marines after they came back where they went back to hararu-ri then we joined up back to the next town that was the last place on the reservoir. and then they went down to the seaports. this was shining over coterie as the marines were coming. that is the symbol of the chosen few from this battle. if you ever see it, that is what it means. and all of the merchandise
marines up there and 12,000 casualties. and then you are shot in the arm as long as you don't have a broken bone. and then not knowing each other when we started, it turns out we were just brothers and you know, what happens when you pick on a brother. you will get the other brothers after you and that is what happened at chosen. the tiny speck on the wrong brothers and rocco zullo was our big brother looking out for us. i was so happy to see him 40 years later with a reunion. i could not...
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that occurs at the battalion level of 800 marines. we decided that we were going to create my little ford observer team into an intelligence section. as you go through the book, that really paid off. it made a huge difference. it's the piece that, you know, you think about police work and counterinsurgency and guerrilla warfare, but for every four police officers, there's two detectives. you sift through the information. within the military, you don't have that. there's 9 guys for 800. that creates a problem for the december seminated nation of information and things of that nature. enough about myself and my background. the city of ramadi. it's a city in anbar province. it's condensed. houses are small, a retaining wall and courtyard wall, two to four feet high, it's a very interesting dynamic. you'll see from chapter i from the on set seven minutes into the first control, there's a marine shot through the throat. just getting that marine back to the a combat outpost which literally they walked 7 minutes away from, 300 meters was tou
that occurs at the battalion level of 800 marines. we decided that we were going to create my little ford observer team into an intelligence section. as you go through the book, that really paid off. it made a huge difference. it's the piece that, you know, you think about police work and counterinsurgency and guerrilla warfare, but for every four police officers, there's two detectives. you sift through the information. within the military, you don't have that. there's 9 guys for 800. that...
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>> don weiss, interim director of the marin energy authority. we began serving customers in may of this year after many years of study and investigation and preparation. we are now serving approximately 9500 customers. we consider that to be our phase 1 rollout, about 20% of the load in our jurisdiction. we will be rolling out phase two over the next year or so -- we are targeting january 2012. i will be our remaining 70,000 customers. since our launch, we have also been able to get some programs off the ground which were a part of our original vision. first of all, we had developed and adopted a net energy metering carrot which allowed customers to be paid for any access to energy they produced at their own place of business, residents, beyond what they use. we are allowing customers to roll their credit over month by month, year by year, and we are allowing customers to cash out if they generate more than they used. that option is not available currently through pg&e. we are excited about the way that this is producing local generation. we pay
>> don weiss, interim director of the marin energy authority. we began serving customers in may of this year after many years of study and investigation and preparation. we are now serving approximately 9500 customers. we consider that to be our phase 1 rollout, about 20% of the load in our jurisdiction. we will be rolling out phase two over the next year or so -- we are targeting january 2012. i will be our remaining 70,000 customers. since our launch, we have also been able to get some...
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they are marines, period. their actions reflected the finest atributes of the leather neck fighting spirit and blazed the trail for generations of african-americans in the marine corps. the special recognition that congress has already afforded to first african-american servicemen of the navy, army and air force is long overdue the montford point marines. the distinguished record of these african-americans advanced the cause of civil rights and contributed to president truman's decision to order the desegregation of the armed forces in 1948. mr. speaker, the montford point marines service and sacrifice reflects great credit upon themselves and upholds the highest traditions of the marine corps. i urge all of my colleagues to honor the montford point marines by voting for this bill, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from north carolina. mr. jones: mr. speaker, in addition to what mr. clay was saying, i want the house to k
they are marines, period. their actions reflected the finest atributes of the leather neck fighting spirit and blazed the trail for generations of african-americans in the marine corps. the special recognition that congress has already afforded to first african-american servicemen of the navy, army and air force is long overdue the montford point marines. the distinguished record of these african-americans advanced the cause of civil rights and contributed to president truman's decision to...
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as the sign makes clear on the way in, here is where they make marines. now this marine factory has a new foreman. >> what i'd ask you to do is... >> reporter: or forewoman, brigadier general loretta reynolds. when you found out you were getting this post, what was your first reaction? >> there are times now that i wake up in the morning and say, "am i really here? am i really here at parris island?" >> reporter: general reynolds took command of parris island on june 17, and she's already made history as the first woman to lead the marine recruiting depot here. it's a distinction she acknowledges, but won't dwell on. >> am i a trailblazer here at the depot? yes. i happen to be the first female. it's one for the history books, and we're all going to move on. >> reporter: reynolds is one of two female generals now active in the marine corps. >> is this the most challenging one? >> mitchell: at six feet tall, she cuts an impressive and potentially imposing figure. but it's her stature as a leader that's earned her respect. a 1986 graduate and former basketba
as the sign makes clear on the way in, here is where they make marines. now this marine factory has a new foreman. >> what i'd ask you to do is... >> reporter: or forewoman, brigadier general loretta reynolds. when you found out you were getting this post, what was your first reaction? >> there are times now that i wake up in the morning and say, "am i really here? am i really here at parris island?" >> reporter: general reynolds took command of parris island...